SOS Back to School Fundraiser info

All SU Students and Guest Authors are invited to submit an OS into our Summer of Smut Yearbook.
Yearbook cost for EVERYONE is a minimum of a five dollar donation to a project at http://www.donorschoose.org/
Yearbooks will be distributed on the last day of class: September 4
Submission Requirements:
1. One shots much contain smut lol. Take what you've learned this summer and put it into a story. Any pairing. Any sex scene.
2. Submissions can be of any length.
3. All submissions will be due August 29 and must be emailed to SmutUniversity@ProjectTeamBeta.com
4. We ask that all authors not post their submission until after November 1.
5. All submissions must go through a beta. Anyone ever heard of this lil site called Project Team Beta? For Brianna's sakes, we ask that all authors who go through PTB start the process (filling out a story application) at least 2 weeks ahead of the time, or your story may not be returned in time.
Interested in submitting an OS? Fill out the Author Sign Up Application
Buying a Yearbook
1. Everyone must donate a minimum of 5 dollars, even if they submit an OS into the yearbook.
2. After you donate, forward your receipt to SmutUniversity@ProjectTeamBeta.com
Questions? Feel free to ask here ^^

LuluM’s Birthday

In honor of the greatest lady to teach smut ever, the students of SU bring you this sexy little oneshot. Enjoy :)

:http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6173954/1/Monikas_Birthday_Oneshot

Q&A with Mac :)

1. k so if you could speak out on one issue in the fanfic community what would it be? Feel free to use this has your soapbox :)

I guess I’ll just make my usual plea to please, for the love of pete and all that’s green, use a beta… and not just any beta. Utilize the services of someone who understands grammar, spelling, tense, and punctuation. Find someone who isn’t afraid to tell you if something sucks or needs editing. My guess is because this is a PTB class, knowing enough to use a beta is a non-issue, but I’ll still rant about it.

Nothing ruins a fic faster than seeing “shutter” used instead of “shudder” or dialogue that’s not punctuated correctly. I’ve heard some argue that we’re not professional writers, so why should it matter? Trust me: it matters. We should all make every effort to put out the best possible product.

1. What is the best opportunity being part of this fandom has given you?

I think the friends I’ve made. The people involved in this fandom are generally pretty awesome. I also think it’s pretty amazing to get immediate feedback on my work, and it has definitely helped me grow as a writer.

1. What are you reading right now?

I read a shit load of fic, but my current faves are Empires of the Mind/Hibbleton78; Becoming Bella Swan/BellaFlan; Hydraulic Level 5/Gondolier; Osa Bella/Myg; The Cullen Campaign/belladonna1472; and Art School Confidential/farkle.

My faves that are completed are The Worst of Weather/YellowGlue and And With Thee I Fade Away/Derdriu oFaolain.

mac214

Have you ever read a story that was so good it  made you angry? That owned you so completely you almost resented it? I have read 2 that fit that description, and Ultio by mac214 and 22blue was one. I can’t even describe what this story does to me. I find myself having downtime and somehow my fingers are clicking on this story. EVERY TIME. I have literally read this story about 19 times. Yes, it is that good, and yes, I am that obsessed with it.
A part of me wanted to believe that this magic could only be created in a collab between these two. Maybe they just feed off each other and make one another better. That part was proven wrong as soon as I found Things That Go Bump in the Night. I read this story in one night. I stayed up till 4 am reading, and then I couldn’t sleep because I thought I was going to be chocked by a ghost. Even though i’m not blonde.
And then there is the smut.
Mac is the perfect example of how smut SHOULD be used. To compliment a plot. Smut should not be the main course with a side of plot. Instead smut should be like the gravy at Thanksgiving. Essential in a non-essential way. Confused about how that is possible? READ ULTIO OR THINGS THAT GO BUMP IN THE NIGHT! Here are the goods:
http://www.fanfiction.net/u/1962046/Mac214-Mac’s profile
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5130424/1/Things_That_Go_Bump_in_the_Night
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5406360/1/Ultio
And in case you didn’t know: Mac owns a special place in my heart for being fuckawesome AND a PTB author :) You make us look good Mac :)